What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.
HERMANN HESSE
There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.
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Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.
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My real self wanders elsewhere, far away, wanders on and on invisibly and has nothing to do with my life.
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We have to stumble through so much dirt and humbug before we reach home. And we have no one to guide us. Our only guide is our homesickness.
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Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.
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Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
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Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.
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Each man’s life represents a road toward himself.
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Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.
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Chaos demands to be recognized and experienced before letting itself be converted into a new order.
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Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.
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Love must neither beg nor demand. Love must be strong enough to find certainty within itself. It then cease to be moved and becomes the mover.
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I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself.
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As a body everyone is single, as a soul never.
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The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. The God’s name is Abraxas.
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